Two part question: 1. Our minerals are in S12 and S1, specifically, the NE4 of S12 and SE4 of S1. With a 640 acre spacing, are all mineral owners in a section paid for production within a given section? or do you have to have minerals within, say 1/4 mile of where the production zone is located? I have received copies of applications, amended applications, continuances etc. for 3 separate proposed wells that cross S1 and S12, all in the western half of these sections. 2. While checking the progress of one of these wells, ALMA1-12H13X24 that is located in the NE4of the NW4 and for which I have received paperwork, I see a new well, The COWMAN1-12H1X36, which shows October of 2021, and is located 1325’ from the E line of S12 in the NE4NE4NW4NE4, exactly where some of our mineral interests are located. We have received no paperwork for this particular well, operated by Trailhead. Should we have? Do we contact Trailhead with questions? Thanks in advance to all who are able to provide information.
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Yes, if your minerals are within the 640 acre spacing of a horizontal well, then you will most likely be paid on the royalties of any well within that spacing. You can either be leased or force pooled. (unless you have a cloud on your title)
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The Trailhead Cowman has a surface location in the NW of section 2. The well will go north into 1 and then on into 36. Section 12 will have nor perforations.
The Exxon ALMA has a surface location in the NW portion of 12 and will go south into 12, then 13 and 24.
https://imaging.occ.ok.gov/imaging/OGWellRecords.aspx Alma has spud. Cowman just got their permit. Check the case number 202101308 https://imaging.occ.ok.gov/imaging/OAP.aspx?casenum=202101903&casetype=CD
Upon reviewing our leases in this area, that now makes sense. We leased minerals in S12 to R. D. Williams in Nov., 2018, but at the time, apparently they were not interested in leasing the interests ‘across the fence’ in S1 08S02E. Since only the surface location is in S12 and no perforations, just in S1 and S36 07S02E, we received no notice as the minerals in S1 are not leased. But, as you said, the perforations/production are in S1 and S36. Seems strange that they have our information and leased our interests in S12 but we were not contacted for a lease in S1 for this project. Were we ‘force pooled’ or do we still contact them and lease? and what happens next and what action do we need to take as bulk of our mineral interests are in S1 S1/2SE1/4? Thanks so much for your ongoing help.
Two different companies are in play here. One company leased you and the other did not yet.
Here are the OCC cases for Trailhead. If you have not received any of these, contact them and find out why not. 202101308, 1309, 1843 (Pooling-this is the important one) 2352 (pooling-the other important one)
https://imaging.occ.ok.gov/imaging/OAP.aspx
The pooling cases have the attorney contact information. Check and see if you or a relative are in the respondents list. They may have force pooled you if they could not find you.
Make sure that your name and address and description of acres are properly filed in the county courthouse. They have a form.
Thanks, again. I am reading and watching Youtube videos trying to learn more about this complex business. But this site and people such as yourself are so valuable.
If you need some good resources, here are a few:
Mineral Help Tab at the top of the forum. Oklahoma Corporation Commission has some helpful publications National Association of Royalty Owners is a good resource. There is an Oklahoma Chapter. Marathon has a nice UTube video of what hydraulic fracturing looks like.
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